This recording is part of a new endeavour at the Governance Post, the Shaping Tomorrow podcast. The motto of the Hertie School is ‘Understanding Today, Shaping Tomorrow’. With this podcast, we aim to talk to… [Read more]
Tag: Europe
Ice and Fury: Inside the Canada-US trade war
While most fear the rift cleaving the Western world, the US’ self-alienation, let it be political, economic or ideological, should only come to build a better and stronger unity amongst other allied nations. MIA Student… [Read more]
What Chinese History can tell us about “The End of Europe”
Drawing comparisons to the factors that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China, MPP student Maximilian Römer examines the factors that are currently dragging down the European Union and could ultimately lead… [Read more]
Vox Europe: A response to the return of divisive politics?
As a response to the return of divisive and nationalist politics across Europe, dual degree student Damian Boeselager decided to co-found the young, pro-European party Vox Europe. In this interview, The Governance Post’s Editor Donata… [Read more]
The Filter Bubble of Gendarmenmarkt: Reflections on a Pulse of Europe Demonstration
Last Sunday, I went to a Pulse of Europe demonstration for the first time. Starting out with just over a hundred people, the Sunday meetings have attracted more than 3,000 people within a month, as… [Read more]
Caught Between a Rock and a “Hard” Brexit
Mark Dawson is Professor of European law and governance at the Hertie School and has been watching the aftermath of the Brexit referendum unfold from Berlin. After the dust settled, Lisa Gow, one of the… [Read more]
The European Banking Union: How the EU is Missing an Opportunity to Highlight the Benefits of Further Integration
Even in its incomplete stage of implementation, the European Banking Union is an example of the benefits that can ultimately be achieved when national governments transfer part of their authority to the European level. It… [Read more]
Can the European Union Come Up with a Real Security Strategy?
It has been five years since the European Union last debated its security strategy. Twelve years have passed since the adoption of the so-called 2003 Solana Strategy “A Secure Europe in a Better World”. The… [Read more]
Smart Commitments in Europe
Our “things” are becoming smarter — smart phones, smart cars, and smart meters. Smart technology has extended its reach to almost every corner of the modern lifestyle, whether it be communication, travel, or providing these… [Read more]
It’s Leadership We Need
The interview with Lord Ralf Dahrendorf was conducted by Caspar von Schoeler in June 2006 The EU Constitutional Treaty is alive—at least in public debates over whether it is dead. In an interview with SP3,… [Read more]